Anne Butler is a ceramist, having travelled and lived extensively in many countries teaching, she now lives and works from Carryduff, Northern Ireland. Anne studied ceramics at the University of Wales and furthered her practice with a masters in ceramics from the University of Ulster.

Anne’s creates striking sculptures in Parian porcelain, experimenting both with raw and fired state of the material, her extensive palette of techniques- casting, hand-building, and printing, are continuously challenged and developed with multiple firings accentuating the porcelain’s satin, marble-like quality when solid and the delicacy and translucency when thin. More »

The Civic Series draws inspiration from city skylines, capturing the dynamic changes brought about by reflections, light, and shadows. Crafted from parian porcelain known for its light-capturing qualities, these sculptural vessels resemble a canvas with abstract marks, coloured porcelain tones, and intricate grids meticulously layered and built up. Through a delicate process, the layers are carefully refined to unveil the underlying structural design. The parian porcelain sheets are intricately cut and assembled to form the “Civic” architectural shapes.